BOOOOMM...!!
The sound of an explosion was heard followed by a cold aura and the temperature began to drop. At that moment, an adult man appeared to be fleeing in panic.
His expression was pale, his black hair was quite messy, and cold sweat was flowing all over his body. On closer inspection, the man's feet were slightly frozen.
But the man didn't care and he continued to flee while his bodyguards were blocking the Assassin who was currently targeting him.
"Shit! Damn it!!!! WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?!"
The man was a seller of illegal goods, due to his status as a noble, he was undetected by the imperial family and other nobles.
As such, he managed to trade smoothly and had wealth, which even a Viscount-level noble could not achieve.
If the trade continued, it was not impossible for him to even become one of the underground lords.
Unfortunately, his power was destined to end here...
Slash!!
"Ukh?! ARGGGHHHHH....!!!"
Just then a sudden slash in the form of cold blue energy rushed out and instantly slashed at his thigh.
The man fell down and held his thigh that wouldn't stop bleeding. The man also let out a cry of pain as he had never experienced anything like this.
No... No... No...
The sound of footsteps was slowly heard. Every second that passed the sound of those footsteps also got closer to him.
Looking up, the man witnessed a figure wearing a black robe standing quietly.
Tall as a 14-year-old child, he had shiny snow white hair but his face was covered by a skull mask.
Even so, he revealed his blue eyes on the right while his left eye was covered by his hair bangs.
His right eye was very beautiful, enough to make any girl mesmerized after seeing it, but what was striking about him was not his appearance but... The hundreds of ice swords swirling around him.
"You... You... 'Frost Assassin'?"
Realizing the identity of the assassin, the man cried out in horror.
'Frost Assassin'. Since three years ago, he had made remarkable achievements as almost all of his targets were successfully killed.
If it was just that, it wouldn't matter because there were more Assassins who had the same feat, but 'Frost Assassin' was different...
Because the targets he received weren't just normal targets like petty nobles or corruptors, he would also receive missions to kill Rank S Hunters!
It sounded crazy because even though Rank S Hunters weren't the strongest, they were still at the top of the food chain.
However, 'Frost Assassin' surprised the world because he actually killed a Rank S Hunter!
And so far, he had managed to kill three Rank S Hunters and even crippled two Rank S Hunters.
This shocked many kingdoms and started labeling the head of the 'Frost Assassin' with a fantastic amount of price until it made the 'Bounty Hunter' go crazy and start searching for it.
But none of them succeeded. All of them without exception were slaughtered. Even the famous Bounty Hunter couldn't kill his and ran away.
Because of this incident, the existence of the 'Frost Assassin' began to be stared at by the commanding officers of the Empire.
One of them was the 'Blue Flame Knight' or Second Commander of the Holy Spirit Empire... Daniel Azura.
Daniel Azura, one of the commanders of the Holy Spirit Empire, finally met the 'Frost Assassin' face to face.
Daniel Azura's strength was arguably equivalent to that of an SS Rank Hunter. And it is not an exaggeration to say that he is one of the strongest humans.
Because they were on opposite sides, the battle between the 'Blue Flame Knight' and the 'Frost Assassin' was inevitable.
The result of the battle was horrifying.
Several large cities were destroyed with dozens of high mountains being razed to the ground. It was like a natural disaster because of the blue flames that burned the entire place with the blue aura of the ice element that froze everything.
Luckily for them even though 'Frost Assassin's' ice element was powerful, he was still no match for Second Commander. He was badly injured while Daniel Azura had barely sustained any significant injuries.
Realizing that he could not win, the 'Frost Assassin' decided to flee. Unfortunately for all of them, they were unable to stop his from leaving.
But from that battle too, they had received important information.
Despite looking extremely strong, the 'Frost Assassin's' strength was only as strong as a Rank S+ Hunter.
But even so... It still wasn't something that the grown man could fight against...
"P-please let me live, I-I'll give up all my wealth as long as you let me live! I'm even willing to become your dog!"
The man began to plead and cry as he knew he wouldn't be able to escape the pursuit of the 'Frost Assassin' considering how powerful that figure was.
The number of people who could fight against a Rank S+ Hunter was very few. Unfortunately for him, he was not one of them, his strength was only equivalent to a Rank C+ Hunter.
Too bad, 'Frost Assassin' was unmoved by the offer. Firstly, he was currently arguably very rich after killing three Rank S Hunters. Secondly, he didn't need a pet. Thirdly...
"...Don't worry. In fact, your death means a lot to me. So you won't die in vain."
"Huh?"
The man was a little confused by the Frost Assassin's words, then he saw the left eye of the figure that made him freeze.
"T-those eyes..." The man's voice trembled with palpable horror.
He couldn't see it earlier because of the boy's bangs, but now he could see it...
Different from his right eye which was a beautiful sapphire color, his left eye was a strange color. It was silver with a mixture of black where the iris was like a dark blue blackhole that devoured everything.
Normally an abnormal eye color was one of the characteristics of Mystic Eyes, but in history... There was only one 'Mystic Eyes' with such a color.
"Mystic Eyes... of Death Perception..." The man's tone was full of terror as he said the eye's name in full.
Who would have thought... That eyes that could even kill immortals and Gods were right in front of him?....
"You guessed right. Unfortunately, there is no reward..."
In the figure's view, once his eyes shone coldly, he could see the black lines connected from all physical and invisible objects.
Those lines were all lines of death...
Raising his ice sword, the 'Frost Assassin' did not hesitate to slash at one of those lines connected to the man...
Like a puppet losing its threads, the man's body instantly fell to the ground... Before his body disappeared into ashes when blown away by the wind.
Behind the skull mask the Frost Assassin's expression did not change much, but there was a small curve on his lips.
'Finally... All requirements are resolved.'
[Ding! Requirement 'Kill 150 Nobles' completed!]
[Ding! Requirement list completed!
1. First Requirement: Become a widely respected Achievement Assassin (Completed)
2. Second Requirement: Join an assassin organization (Done)
3. Third Requirement: Kill three S Rank Hunter (Completed)
4. Fourth Requirement: Face enemies much stronger than the Host without 'Mystic Eyes of Death Perception' (Completed)
5. Fifth Requirement: Break through Tier 8 within the time limit (Completed)
6. Sixth Requirement: Establish a mysterious and powerful image (Completed)
7. Seventh Requirement: Kill 150 Nobles (Done)
8. Eighth condition...
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[Ding! All requirements have been met! With this, the Template System opens! ]
[Ding! Nice to meet you Host. From now on the System will accompany you on your journey.]
Frost Assassin was initially excited but when he heard the name of his System which was somewhat different from what he expected he frowned.
'System template?'
She wanted to ask, but immediately abandoned the idea as she had already attracted too much attention.
'I'll find out about the System later. Right now... I should get out of here.'
Feeling the aura of Tier 6, Tier 7 to Tier 8 (final) who were none other than the Empire's troops approaching, Frost Assassin let out a breath.
He could kill them all but preferred to avoid the fight as he did not want to expose his strength any further.
It was just that his wish was difficult to fulfill...
BLAARRR...!!!
"You can't escape this time, Frost Assassin."
Feeling his body feel heavy she could not help but sigh. Turning her head, 'Frost Assassin' saw a beautiful figure floating in the air without any tools.
She had an expression .... Well, she didn't have an expression exactly. Her silver hair fluttered calmly as even the pressure around her felt rather heavy.
"...First Commander, Laura Silver or... Should it be called Queen of Gravity?"
BLAAARRR ....!!!
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